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Alpha-Fe2O3 photo-anode and preparation method thereof

A -fe2o3, photoanode technology, applied in the field of α-Fe2O3 photoanode, can solve the problems of over-positive turn-on potential, complex and expensive, time-consuming preparation methods, etc., and achieve the effect of low cost and tight integration

Active Publication Date: 2015-05-13
ZHANGJIAGANG IND TECH RES INST CO LTD DALIAN INST OF CHEM PHYSICS CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCI +1
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where α-Fe 2 o 3 Because of its wide sunlight absorption, suitable energy band position, environmental friendliness, abundant reserves and stable properties, it has been widely studied. At present, the preparation of α-Fe 2 o 3 The main methods of photoanode include atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition method, spray thermal decomposition method, solution chemical method, sol spraying method, etc. These methods first vapor-deposit, spin-coat, and self-assemble the iron precursor on the conductive substrate, and then undergo post-treatment to increase its close contact with the substrate, but the α-Fe prepared by these methods 2 o 3 The photoanode mainly has the following two problems: (1) The position of the conduction band is low, resulting in insufficient electron reducibility and a large bias voltage is required, that is, the turn-on potential is too positive; (2) The preparation method is time-consuming, complicated and expensive

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[0019] Metal Fe flakes (mass purity 99.995%) (5mm×10mm×0.5mm1 piece) were ultrasonically cleaned in acetone for 20 minutes, rinsed with deionized water after removal, and dried with a nitrogen gun. Adjust the ratio of hydrogen and oxygen, and control the hydrogen flame at 1400°C. Clamp one end of the iron piece with tweezers and place it in a hydrogen flame for 1 second. Take it out quickly and cool down at room temperature to obtain a metal Fe sheet with FeO layer and Fe layer from the inside to the outside. 3 O 4 Layer, α-Fe 2 O 3 The main body of the photoanode on the surface is blue, and the surface is slightly yellow.

[0020] Combining RAMAN spectroscopy and SEM analysis, it is proved that the metal Fe sheet has FeO layer, Fe 3 O 4 Layer, α-Fe 2 O 3 surface layer.

Embodiment 2

[0022] Metal Fe flakes (mass purity 99.99%) (5mm×10mm×0.5mm1 piece) were ultrasonically cleaned in acetone for 20 minutes, then rinsed with deionized water and dried with a nitrogen gun. Adjust the ratio of hydrogen and oxygen, and control the hydrogen flame at 1400°C. Clamp one end of the iron piece with tweezers and place it in the flame for 1 second. Take it out quickly and cool down at room temperature to obtain a metal Fe sheet with FeO layer and Fe layer from the inside to the outside. 3 O 4 Layer, α-Fe 2 O 3 The photoanode on the surface has a blue body and a slightly yellow surface.

Embodiment 3

[0024] Metal Fe flakes (quality purity 99.5%) (5mm×10mm×0.5mm1 piece) were ultrasonically cleaned in acetone for 20 minutes, then rinsed with deionized water and dried with a nitrogen gun. Adjust the ratio of hydrogen and oxygen, and control the hydrogen flame at 1400°C. Clamp one end of the iron piece with tweezers and place it in the flame for 1 second. Take it out quickly and cool down at room temperature to get the metal Fe sheet with FeO layer and Fe layer from the inside to the outside. 3 O 4 Layer, α-Fe 2 O 3 The photoanode on the surface has a blue body and a slightly yellow surface.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to an alpha-Fe2O3 photo-anode and a preparation method thereof, the alpha-Fe2O3 photo-anode uses alpha-Fe2O3 as a light absorption layer, and uses Fe3O4, FeO and Fe as a conductive substrate. A direct high temperature fast oxidation method is used to prepare the photo-anode which comprises the conductive substrate and doped or non-doped alpha-Fe2O3, the doped or non-doped alpha-Fe2O3 as a light active layer is closely contacted with the conductive substrate, has good photoelectrocatalytic activity, under the AM1.5 standard test conditions, and relative to the reversible hydrogen electrode 1.23V, 0.63mA / cm2 can be achieved. Unlike publicly reported methods, the raw material of the method is easy to get, the whole photo-anode preparation process is fast, and large scale preparation is easy to realize. The photo-electrode can be used for the use of the decomposition of water for preparation of hydrogen, reduction of carbon dioxide, and the photocatalytic degradation of organic compounds, and the like.

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Technical field [0001] The present invention relates to α-Fe in photoelectrochemical process in solar energy utilization 2 O 3 A structure of photoanode and its preparation method. Background technique [0002] As energy problems and the resulting environmental problems become more and more prominent, people pay more and more attention to the conversion and utilization of solar energy as a sustainable clean energy. As an important means of transforming and utilizing solar energy, photoelectrochemistry has made good progress in its research. Fujishima and Honda first reported on single crystal TiO 2 The photoelectrode realizes the photoelectrochemical decomposition of water under the applied bias voltage (Nature1972,238,37.). Since then, many semiconductor materials have been developed as photoanodes, such as WO 3 (Chemical Communications2012,48,729-731), ZnO (Adv.Funct.Mater.2009,19,1849-1856), BiVO 4 (Chem. Commun. 2003, 2908-2909), α-Fe 2 O 3 (J.Electrochem.Soc.1979), TaON (Che...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H01M14/00
CPCH01M14/005
Inventor 李灿韩晶峰王志亮
Owner ZHANGJIAGANG IND TECH RES INST CO LTD DALIAN INST OF CHEM PHYSICS CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCI
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